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Xhosa vs Quechua


Quechua vs Xhosa


Countries

Countries
South Africa  
Argentina, Bolivia, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru  

Total No. Of Countries
1  
14
6  
9

National Language
South Africa  
Bolivia, Ecuador, Peru  

Second Language
Lesotho, South Africa  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Speaking Continents
Africa  
South America  

Minority Language
Botswana, Lesotho  
Not spoken in any of the countries  

Regulated By
-  
-  

Interesting Facts
  • Xhosa has 15 click sounds, borrowed from the khoi-khoi and san languages of the South Africa.
  • The same sequence of consonants and vowels can have different meaning when said with different tones, so Xhosa is tonal.
  
  • One of the most widely spoken indigenous language in the America is Quechua.
  • Quechua language has borrowed many words from Spanish.
  

Similar To
Zulu, Swazi, and Ndebele  
Aymara and Guarani Languages  

Derived From
Khoi-Khoi and San Languages  
-  

Alphabets

Alphabets in
Xhosa-Alphabets.jpg#200  
Quechua-Alphabets.jpg#200  

Alphabets
53  
32
31  
13

Phonology
  
  

How Many Vowels
10  
7
5  
2

How Many Consonants
43  
32
26  
16

Scripts
Latin  
Latin  

Writing Direction
-  
-  

Hard to Learn
  
  

Language Levels
3  
2
6  
5

Time Taken to Learn
44 weeks  
17
44 weeks  
17

Greetings

Hello
Molo  
Rimaykullayki  

Thank You
Ndiyabulela  
Solpayki  

How Are You?
Unjani  
Allillanchu  

Good Night
Ulale kakuhle  
Allin tuta  

Good Evening
Ubusuku obuhle  
Wuynas nuchis  

Good Afternoon
Uben' emva kwemini entle  
Wuynas tardis  

Good Morning
Molo  
Wuynus diyas  

Please
Ndicela  
jamuspa  

Sorry
Ndicela uxolo  
Pampachaykuway  

Bye
Uhambe/Usale kakuhle  
bye  

I Love You
Ndiyakuthanda  
Kuyayki  

Excuse Me
Uxolo  
Pampachaway  

Dialects

Dialect 1
Gcaleka  
Ancash  

Where They Speak
South Africa  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
19,000,000.00  
30
920,000.00  
99+

Dialect 2
Thembu  
Huánuco  

Where They Speak
South Africa  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
19,000,000.00  
27
190,000.00  
99+

Dialect 3
Hlubi  
Yaru  

Where They Speak
South Africa  
Peru  

How Many People Speak
19.00  
99+
150,000.00  
99+

Total No. Of Dialects
9  
9
10  
10

How Many People Speak

How Many People Speak?
20.00 million  
99+
8.90 million  
99+

Speaking Population
0.11 %  
99+
0.13 %  
99+

Native Speakers
8.20 million  
99+
8.90 million  
99+

Second Language Speakers
11.00 million  
39
8.00 million  
99+

Native Name
isiXhosa  
Qhichwa  

Alternative Names
“Cauzuh” (pej.), Isixhosa, Koosa, Xosa  
North La Paz Quechua  

French Name
xhosa  
quechua  

German Name
Xhosa-Sprache  
Quechua-Sprache  

Pronunciation
[ˈkǁʰɔ̀ːsa]  
[ˈketʃwa]  

Ethnicity
amaXhosa, amaBhaca  
Quechua  

History

Origin
16th Century  
16th Century  

Language Family
Niger-Congo Family  
Quechumaran Family  

Subgroup
Benue-Congo  
Andean Equatorial  

Branch
Bantu  
-  

Language Forms
  
  

Early Forms
No early forms  
No early forms  

Standard Forms
isiXhosa  
Quechua  

Language Position
21  
19
23  
21

Signed Forms
Signed Xhosa  
Signed Quechua  

Scope
Individual  
Macrolanguage  

Code

ISO 639 1
xh  
qu  

ISO 639 2
  
  

ISO 639 2/T
xho  
que  

ISO 639 2/B
xho  
que  

ISO 639 3
xho  
que  

ISO 639 6
xho  
que  

Glottocode
xhos1239  
quec1387  

Linguasphere
99-AUT-fa  
No data Available  

Types of Language
  
  

Language Type
Living  
Living  

Language Linguistic Typology
Subject-Verb-Object  
-  

Language Morphological Typology
-  
Agglutinative, Synthetic  

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Xhosa and Quechua Language History

Comparison of Xhosa vs Quechua language history gives us differences between origin of Xhosa and Quechua language. History of Xhosa language states that this language originated in 16th Century whereas history of Quechua language states that this language originated in 16th Century. Family of the language also forms a part of history of that language. More on language families of these languages can be found out on Xhosa and Quechua Language History.

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Xhosa and Quechua Greetings

People around the world use different languages to interact with each other. Even if we cannot communicate fluently in any language, it will always be beneficial to know about some of the common greetings or phrases from that language. This is where Xhosa and Quechua greetings helps you to understand basic phrases in Xhosa and Quechua language. Xhosa word for "Hello" is Molo or Quechua word for "Thank You" is Solpayki. Find more of such common Xhosa Greetings and Quechua Greetings. These greetings will help you to be more confident when conversing with natives that speak these languages.

Xhosa vs Quechua Difficulty

The Xhosa vs Quechua difficulty level basically depends on the number of Xhosa Alphabets and Quechua Alphabets. Also the number of vowels and consonants in the language plays an important role in deciding the difficulty level of that language. The important points to be considered when we compare Xhosa and Quechua are the origin, speaking countries, language family, different greetings, speaking population of these languages. Want to know in Xhosa and Quechua, which language is harder to learn? Time required to learn Xhosa is 44 weeks while to learn Quechua time required is 44 weeks.

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